On the sidelines of the plenary session in Strasbourg, on Tuesday 29 May, the European Commission finally retained three categories of regions (the less developed regions, those in transition and the most developed) for allocating funds in its final proposals for cohesion policy 2021-2027.
The Commission has in fact back-pedalled. Article 102 on the geographical coverage for ERDF, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the Cohesion Fund of the regulation laying down common provisions,...